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Bomb detonated outside US Embassy in Beijing

By Katelyn Caralle

Published July 26, 2018 11:46am ET

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Bomb detonated outside US Embassy in Beijing — Chinese paramilitary police march in formation toward the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. A man exploded a small homemade bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, injuring only himself, according to police and an embassy spokesperson. | (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A man detonated a homemade bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing Thursday, but only the bomber was injured, according to the embassy statement.

“There was an explosion at approximately 1pm today on the street outside the South East corner of the Embassy compound,” the U.S. embassy said in a tweet. “Other than the bomber, no other people were injured and there was no damage to embassy property.”

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